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Wake Up, Asheville! episodes
- Tuesday, June 30: Special Meetings Legal? + Murder Hearing Delayed + AVL Women to Soccer Playoffs
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- Local government officials discussing public business behind closed doors. Is that legal?
- Hearing delayed for teen, co-defendant in Fairview family killings
- Attorney in Equity Erased series arrested in court for disobeying child custody orders
- Program helps neurodivergent adults gain job skills at Biltmore Estate
- Asheville City SC clinches second straight women's league division title
4 min - Monday, June 29: New Police Enforcement Programs + Does 'Immediate Jeopardy' Matter? + Riverfront Resilience
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- Asheville police increase downtown enforcement under new safety initiative
- Asheville police: Detailed tips help crack down on trafficking, OD hotspots
- Will Western NC hospital face 'immediate jeopardy' again? Will it matter?
- Jabil announces $102 million expansion in Flat Rock, creating 148 jobs
- Riverfront redesign for resilience post-Helene in Asheville
5 min - Friday, June 26: TDA Budget + Housing Authority Staff Cuts + Bus Route Shifts + A New LEAF
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- Buncombe tourism authority approves $34.5M budget with new spending restrictions
- Asheville housing authority cuts staffing amid financial challenges
- Marshall plans cultural center in historic courthouse after storm recovery effort
- Multimodal Transportation Commission votes on Asheville Rides Transit restructuring
- LEAF Fest formally ending after 30 years, making way for new October gathering
5 min - Thursday, June 25: Home Repair Money + Buncombe Schools Chief Leaving Early + New Skating Rink
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- Asheville reallocates $19 million for home repairs and halts data center projects
- Buncombe Schools superintendent announces retirement a year early
- Haywood County jail staff cleared in death of inmate Carl Friberg
- How are local nonprofits spending the donations they received after Helene?
- Temporary skating rink to replace the Carrier Park rink lost to Helene
4 min - Wednesday, June 24: Buncombe Tax Appraisal Limbo + Post-Helene Tourism + Holiday Airport Traffic Spike
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- Buncombe County faces $2.1 million loss from potential property appraisal moratorium
- Lawmakers debate bill to exempt Buncombe County from home valuation freeze
- Answer Man: New water intake planned for Asheville water system?
- Visitor perceptions continue to challenge Western North Carolina tourism recovery
- Flights to Asheville jump 34% during July 4 week—6th most in U.S.
4 min - Tuesday, June 23: Overdose Deaths + New Deputy Arrest Details + 'Unauthorized Camping' Ban
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- Bodies found in vacant Asheville housing units, overdoses cited
- New details in former Madison County chief deputy arrest
- NC Senate panel resurrects ‘unauthorized camping’ homeless ban
- Asheville bus route changes due to I-26 construction closures
- Opinion: Asheville is a protest town, and some protesters’ stories are extraordinary
5 min - Monday, June 22: New Asheville Hospital? + Buncombe Schools Investigated + Domestic Violence Training
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- UNC Health seeks to build new 92-bed hospital in Asheville
- US Education Department investigates Buncombe Schools over transgender restroom policies
- Former Madison County chief deputy arrested in Arizona on criminal charges
- WNC police departments enhance training for high-risk domestic violence identification
- $18 million in grants available for debris cleanup in Western North Carolina
4 min - Friday, June 19: Drowning at Hooker Falls + Ineligible for Grants + Weaverville Pickleball Complex
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- Juvenile drowned at Hooker Falls in Dupont State Recreational Forest
- Asheville grant program has eligibility issues impacting storm-affected businesses
- IPEX responds to press inquiry, but still no contact with MountainTrue
- Hickory Nut Gorge residents cope with ongoing recovery challenges
- Weaverville warehouse to become 12-court pickleball facility
4 min - Thursday, June 18: Costco Talks Continue + Buncombe Bonds on Ballot + AVL Data Center Moratorium?
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- Discussions resume for Asheville's first Costco store as city highlights affordability
- Buncombe County plans $70 million bond referendum for housing and open space
- Asheville considers one-year moratorium on data centers due to potential impacts
- General Assembly could limit how Buncombe County spends tourism dollars
- Family seeks answers after missing Asheville woman found dead
4 min - Wednesday, June 17: Third Pisgah View Overdose + Regional James Beard Winner + Post-Helene Rebuilds
Today's Asheville newscast includes these stories:
- Missing woman found dead of suspected overdose, the third this year at Pisgah View
- Leicester's Taylor Montgomery wins James Beard Award for Southeast's Best Chef
- Asheville restaurant workers discuss sustainable careers in the food industry
- Community feedback shapes flood-conscious redesign for Blannahassett Island in Marshall
- Why hasn't Carrier Park been fully repaired after Helene?
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Catch up on all the Asheville news every weekday morning. Our newscast podcast draws stories from across the local news media landscape to keep you in-the-know in under four minutes.